ForeWord Reviews calls Alone on the Shield, “A compelling mixture of adventure and romance...a tightly focused novel that deftly speaks to growing older and the struggle for understanding.”
Kirkus Reviews says author Kirk Landers, “clearly knows and loves the Boundary Waters, and he admirably captures the drama and beauty of the wild landscape” in Alone on the Shield.
Booklist calls Alone on the Shield, “absorbing from beginning to end, one of those precious tales that manages to be both a page-turner and a thoughtful novel of great depth and resonance.”